UNHCR Thailand commemorates 70 years of protecting people forced to flee
Forced displacement globally has nearly doubled in the past decade. Nearly 80 million people are refugees, internally displaced or stateless today – or 1 in every 100 people. The UNHCR 70th Anniversary Exhibition opens today highlighting the efforts of UNHCR,...
UNHCR applauds Kenya’s decision to resolve the statelessness of the Shona and other communities
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Government of Kenya’s decision to grant citizenship to 1,670 stateless Shona and 1,300 stateless persons of Rwandan descent who qualify under the law as Kenyan citizens. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the landmark...
UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Sudan as new refugee arrivals cross 43,000
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Global statelessness photo exhibition opens in Bangkok
A photo exhibition highlighting local and global efforts to address the issue of statelessness opens today at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) in commemoration of the sixth anniversary of the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, global campaign to end statelessness....
UNHCR urges states to end limbo for stateless people by 2024
COVID-19 is worsening the plight of millions of stateless people worldwide, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned today. Marking the sixth anniversary of UNHCR’s #IBelong Campaign, aimed at ending statelessness by 2024, Grandi called on world leaders...
Colombian child rights defender wins UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award
This year’s laureate of the Nansen Refugee Award – a humanitarian prize given annually by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency – is an educator who has spent more than 20 years rescuing sexually exploited and trafficked children, many of them refugees. Mayerlín...
UNHCR welcomes move to strengthen healthcare for stateless students
In a development welcomed by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, thousands of undocumented stateless students across Thailand will have the opportunity to access health services through the country’s national healthcare system, including disease prevention, medical...
UNHCR scales up immediate shelter support for Moria asylum seekers; urges for long-term solutions to address overcrowding on Greek islands
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in Greece, Philippe Leclerc – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
UNHCR offers support as large fire destroys asylum center in Moria
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, deplores the fire that largely destroyed Moria’s Registration and Identification Center (RIC) last night and thanks the local authorities, including the fire department and emergency services that helped to contain the fire and assisted...